“Coffee tastes like sadness. It tastes like a 40-year-old divorcee who had to give up her lucrative homemade lotion business for a 7-year-old bratty son who will definitely grow up to become a serial killer.”

Sashiko Yuen is the woman behind a lively and imaginative realm of paintings under the name “Wishcandy”. A sugary world made up of vibrant haired knife wielding women and food erotica, dripping with color. We talked to her about her process and inspirations.